Robert Hall (ornithologist) explained

Robert Hall (19 October 1867 – 19 September 1949) was a founding member of the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union (RAOU) in 1901, and served as its President 1912–1913.

Hall was born in Lal Lal, Victoria, Australia. Hall made an expedition to Siberia, via Japan and Korea from 1903, with R. E. Trebilcock, to discover the previously unknown breeding grounds of various species of waders. His published works include A Key to the Birds of Australia and Tasmania (1899),^[1] and Australian Bird Maps (1922).

Hall died in New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia.

Further reading

Australian ornithologists in Siberia Olga Tsara, State Library Victoria

References

• Robin, Libby. (2001). The Flight of the Emu. Melbourne University Press: Melbourne.

Notes and References

1. Short announcement/review of Hall 1899 in The Zoologist, 4th series, vol 4, issue 706 (April, 1900), p. 199 (section 'Editorial Gleanings').